First Thing This Week 
I hyped up my newly launched nonprofit. <a href="https://livingplanetalliance.org/">The Living Planet Alliance</a>. 
We're looking to get off the ground, so please consider donating <a href="https://livingplanetalliance.org/donate/">here</a>.
This Weeks News:
<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/rio-de-janeiro-storm-six-killed-in-flash-flooding-and-mudslides-as-brazilian-city-hit-with-a4113621.html">Flooding In Brazil</a> 
<a href="https://weather.com/news/news/2019-04-12-winter-storm-wesley-impacts-blizzard">Winter Storm Wesley Slams Midwest</a> 
<a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article228925134.html">Giant Snake Caught In Florida</a> 
<a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-allstate-foundation-brings-disaster-preparedness-to-100-cities-across-washington-oregon-and-idaho-with-200-000-to-support-red-cross-relief-efforts-300831713.html">Allstate Gives Away Disaster Kits</a> 
<a href="http://www.ktvu.com/news/ktvu-local-news/quakes-hit-bay-area-before-during-emergency-preparedness-event-in-oakland">Preparedness event in Bay Area Shook By Two Earthquakes </a> 
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/12/politics/disaster-relief-stalled-puerto-rico-trump-congress/index.html">Congress Fails to Pass Disaster Relief, Then Goes on Vacation </a> 
https://trumpgolfcount.com/ 
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/13/entertainment/taylor-swift-countdown-clock-trnd/index.html">Taylor Swift: Doomsday Prophet? </a> 
<a href="https://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Michigan-Governor-Denies-State-of-Emergency-After-Tornado.html">Michigan Doesn't Declare Emergency for Tornado</a> 
www.tornadohistoryproject.com 
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/large-bird-attacks-and-kills-its-fallen-owner-in-florida/ar-BBVUP4i?ocid=ientp">Cassowary Kills Owner In Florida</a> 
<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/camp-fire-chico-climate-emergency_n_5ca664c3e4b0a00f6d3ce7d5">Chico Declares Climate Emergency</a> 
<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/old-crow-climate-emergency-1.5093166">Indigenous Community in Arctic Declares Emergency</a> 
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/29/us/alaska-weather-extreme-temperatures-above-average-wxc/index.html">Alaska Warmest March Ever</a> 
<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/02/orca-and-beluga-whales-trapped-in-russia-for-aquarium-trade/">Free The Whales</a> 
<a href="https://grist.org/article/hurricane-season-2019-is-almost-here-heres-a-preview/">Start Worrying About Hurricane Season Early</a> 
<a href="https://www.apnews.com/b5ae2d0ab9a841b5b4a830d0668468f4">Seychelles President Gives Underwater Speech To Protect Oceans</a>
Then We Discuss 
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/10/magazine/climate-change-pinkertons.html">&quot;Climate Chaos is Coming- And The Pinkertons Are Ready&quot; </a> 
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Disaster Communications

A podcast about climate change, our dangerous future, and what you can do about it. 

Each week we talk about the latest catastrophes, what is happening around the world and how to get prepared for it.